Radio host hit by truck is flown to S.A. hospital

A local radio show host and columnist who was struck by a pickup Sunday
morning while riding a bicycle near Alameda and Claremore streets was
flown to a San Antonio hospital on Monday.

Jesse De Leon, 41, a program director and morning show personality
for Oldies 93.9, originally was taken to Christus Spohn Hospital
Memorial on Sunday after he and a 35-year-old woman who was cycling
with him were struck from behind by the pickup, police said. The woman
did not suffer life-threatening injuries and did not require
hospitalization, police said.

De Leon is a freelance writer who has a weekly column reviewing
albums in the Weekend section of the Caller-Times.

He was listed in stable but critical condition late Monday,
according to Matt Martin, regional vice president of Clear Channel
Communications, which owns the radio station.

"He's on his way to making a full recovery," Martin said. "Our
heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with him and his family."

Corpus Christi Police Capt. Robert MacDonald said the 34-year-old
woman driving the pickup would not face criminal charges but would be
issued a citation for failure to yield to a bicyclist. MacDonald said
De Leon and the other cyclist were following proper procedure by
traveling with the flow of traffic in a single file instead of side by
side.